Emergency-coupling.



R. A. TERHEUN. EMERGENCY COUPLING. APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1908.

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Patented March 23, 1909.

Application filed July 24, 1908. Serial No. 445,241.

coupler which is so constructed that it can guickly attached to the bolster be easily and or arched ax e connecting bar when the draw head has been pulled off and coupled to the draw head of the engine, or adjacent car.

Another object of my invention is to provide an emergency coupler which is especially adapted for pulling the derailed cars back on to the track when theengine cannot be coupled to the derailed car.

A further object of my invention is to provide an emergency coupler Which'is composed of a very few parts so connected that they will form a rigid bar so that the car' can be ulled or ushed as desired.

still furt er object of the invention is to provide an emergency coupler which is provided with an eye at one end adapted to be connected to the coupling .member of the car or engine and hooks at itsother end which are adapted to be secured over the truck, bolster or axle connecting bar, whereby the truck can be readily connected to the adjacent car or engine when the draw head has been pulled 03 thereby; permitting the train to continue moving w ich will save a great deal of time.

With these various objects in view, my in-' vention consists in the novel features of construetion and combination and arrangement of arts hereinafter described and claimed.

11 the drawings forming apart of this s ecificationz-Figure 1 is a side. elevation o my improved emergency coupler showing the application of the same to a pair of cars, the

truck of one of the cars being shown in se'ction. Fig. 2 is a to plan view of the same, the bod of one of t 1e cars being removed to show the manner of connecting my improved coupler. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of my improved coupler showing it attached to the coupling member of an engine and the arched axle connecting bar of a derailed truck for sluing the same back upon the track. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improved coupler,

In carrying out my invention I employ a bar A which is provided with aneye A at one end and an eye A at its other end in :which is mounted a ring B on which are mounted the eyes U of a pair of hook 'members C and it will be seen that by this arrangement a certain amount of movement is obtained between the coupling bar A and the hook members C.

In Figs. 1 and-2 D and E indicate a pair of cars, the car-D having its draw head pulled out and showing the hook 'mcmbers arranged over the truck bolster and the eye A of the coupler bar A is secured in the coupling member of the adjacent ear whereby the cars connecting the cars D and E the hook members are forced between the truck bolster and body bolster and the hooks turn down over the truck bolster so that they will be securely locked in position.

In Fig. 3' F indicates amengine and G aderailed truck and connecting my improved coupler, I secure the eye A of the bar A and the coupling member of the engine and hookthe members 0 over the arched axle connecting bars of the truck so that hen the engine is backed the truck will be slued back upon the track.

proved coupler being especially adapted to be connected to the bolster or arched axle connecting bar, it will boot course understood that the hook members can be connected to any part of the car or truck desired.

From the foregoing description, it ill b seen that I have provided an emergency coupler which is'coniposcd of a rigid coupling bar having a pair of hook members loosely connected to one end and provided with an eye at its other end uhich enables it to be readily secured in the ordinary coupling member now in use.

What I claim is:----

I. An emergency on r coupler comprising a bar having an eye at each end, a ring secured in one of the eyes and hook members carried by said ring.

2. An emergency car cou )ler comprising a bar having an eye at one on for securing it to a coupler member and provided with an eye While I have shown and described my imcan be moved forwardly or backwnrdly. In

- at its other end having a ring secured therein a ring and hook members provided with eyes arranged on said ring, forming means for securing it to the truck or body of the car.

RICHARD A. PERI-T131153. Witnesses:

JOHN W. BURROUGHs, I. D. LA ROCHE.

and a pair of hook members previded with 1 eyes secured on said ring.

3. An emergency ear eoupler comprising a, rigid ba-r having eyes formed at its ends, one of said eyes forming means for securing it to a 1 coupling member and the other eye carrying 

